Bayern Munich’s Arsenal plans disrupted by London traffic fears

Bayern Munich’s preparations for their Champions League last-16 tie against Arsenal have been hit – by fears over London traffic.

The German holders will not travel to England and train on the Emirates pitch on Tuesday, as is the norm, and will instead remain in Munich for as long as possible and hold their final training session at their Saebener Strasse complex, before Wednesday’s first-leg showdown against the Gunners.

‘That’s very smart. We’ve had a bad experience in Moscow,’ Arjen Robben said at the weekend, referring to the Munich’s Champions League group game at CSKA Moscow in November, when they got stuck in traffic and were forced to abandon their final training session.